Chapter 144: Dancing in Water – Part 4
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Leonard Churchill bowed courteously, “May I invite you to dance?”
Upon hearing this, Catherine Carter somehow felt a stir in her heart and for the first time, didn’t refuse outright, “Oh, could you give me a reason to accept your invitation?”
Leonard asked, “Is Miss Carter getting engaged soon?”
Catherine Carter’s eyes sparkled with surprise, she couldn’t believe an outsider would know about this, “Why do you say that?”
Seeing her slightly surprised expression, Leonard thought to himself, did he actually guess right?
However, he continued to say, “My grandmother once told me that if a beautiful lady rejects nine gentlemen who invite her to dance, she should accept the tenth one. Otherwise… it means she is engaged.1’ Catherine Carter listened and gave a noncommittal smile, “That’s a very outdated court custom. No one has observed it since the foundation of the Federation.”
Leonard continued, “So… may I have the honor?”
Upon hearing about the engagement, Catherine Carter had an unexplainable rebellious thought in her heart.
But her gaze signalled to Sophia, who was sitting not far away, and she asked with interest, “How about that beautiful lady over there?”
Leonard answered without skipping a beat, “She is my cousin.”
Catherine Carter listened to this obvious lie, and her interest was piqued. “Do you think I’d believe that?”
“I thinkyou wouldn’t.”
Leonard’s gaze did not falter, he stretched out his hand, “So, can you give me a dance to let me explain?”
This lady of nobility had seen all kinds of gentlemen since she was little.
So Leonard knew that even if he behaves like the perfect gentleman, it wouldn’t make a difference.
She must have never encountered such a blatant scoundrel.
It didn’t matter if he was rejected.
After all, he had achieved his goal of leaving his cousin behind.
Really seducing this lady?
He had no such idea.
However, to Leonard’s surprise, after these words, Catherine Carter laughed With interest, placed her delicate hand over his and accepted his invitation Alright.”
She didn’t think too much about it.
She was just looking for a little fun amidst her inexplicable irritability.
This scene dumbfounded the intrigued onlookers again.
Could anyone really win the Silver Mist Rose’s favor twice?
The handsome young men who had just been rejected looked at him with admiration and envy.
Even the Silver Moon Leader was slightly taken aback.
They moved onto the dance floor with graceful steps.
“Sophia is my cousin.”
“So, that’s your explanation?”
“Yes.”
“Hehe…”
Leonard figured since the invitation was successful, they might as well dance a song.
Moreover, this extremely attractive young lady, her restlessness provoked by t e Silver Moon Leader’s Pleasure Secret Art, was struggling to control herself. But her mind was surprisingly clear.
He held Catherine Carter’s slender waist in a gentlemanly manner and casually said, My friends always call me clumsy, that my hidden agenda gets easily exposed especially in front of beautiful women.”
Catherine Carter gave a faint smile and surprisingly responded, “Oh I can see that.”
People don’t usually say that to him.
Which suitor wouldn’t act like a perfect gentleman in front of her in the past? But could she fail to see the underlying desires in their eyes for beauty and power?
But this guy in front of her, he’s a bit different.
No pretensions whatsoever.
She could see right through his intentions – he was attracted to her beauty. His eyes were filled with an unabashed, yet intensely aggressive desire. But he also had a strong sense of rationality to restrain this desire.
Oddly enough, it wasn’t offensive.
How could this guy balance desire and rationality so well?
As the dance neared its end.
Catherine Carter laughed and reminded him, “If you have nothing else to say
I m going to leave after this dance.”
It seemed like her mood had improved a bit, but that’s as far as it was going.
Smart, arrogant, and proud.
Leonard figured out the nature of this miss from the Lionheart Family. He had planned to create more opportunities for the Silver Moon Leader. But with a sidelong glance, he saw Young Master Kak had already started chatting with “Sophia”.
Mission accomplished.
No need for dancing now.
Leonard thought, driven by curiosity, let’s just go for something more daring. He straightforwardly said, “I apologize, but I won’t deny that I do have ulterior motives for approaching you.”
Catherine Carter raises an eyebrow, “Oh?”
Leonard simply replied, “I think it would be wonderful if I could have breakfast with Miss Carter.”
Invitations are usually for dinner, aren’t they…
Catherine Carter was smart, she immediately got the innuendo.
But she did not feel offended, instead her eyes sparkled with laughter.
She even found it quite novel.
This was the first time someone talked about their desires in such a fresh and refined manner.
It even had a touch of poetry in it.
As the dance came to an end, she let go of his hand with a soft laugh, “Well I don’t like to have breakfast with strangers.”
Leonard also reluctantly saw her off to her seat with a disappointed face.